NHS framework for secure patient transport services reopened to new applicants.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is reopening its National Framework Agreement for Secure Patient Transport Services to new applicants. The framework covers mental health patient transport for NHS and relevant authorities in England and Wales. It has an initial 2-year term with options to extend up to 4 years; this reopening offers agreements of up to 2 years duration. Suppliers must meet requirements under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations. The framework is valued at an unknown amount but is national in scope.